Christmas is a Christian festival. But, apart from Christian faith, the festival is celebrated as festival of lights and gift-giving by people of other faiths. Youths in particular are more excited in the time as another excuse to have fun and entertainment. People visit places, go to restaurant and hang-out to celebrate the festival season.
Dashain is considered the biggest festival of Nepal. Most of the schools in Nepal are closed for a month-long vacation during the festival. Everything in Nepal is halted as the government offices also close for about a week to celebrate the festival. In the year 2021, Dashain festival’s 10 days starts on October 7, 2021.
On the following day of Indrajatra, a festival is held at the Indradaha commonly called Siddha Pokhari. At the location, Indrayani worship is held and a lot of people from all over the valley visit the ancient man-made pond located at the ancient Bhaktapur Durbar Square. According to the legends, the king of Heaven, Indra,
Today, on September 19, 2021 the residents of Kathmandu Valley are celebrating the festival of the King of Heaven, Indra. There are various stories on how the festival named Indrajatra had started in the valley. One of the most popular stories goes like – Once, god Indra was trying to steal the parijat flower in
Major Newar Festivals of Kathmandu that have public festivities are: Bisket Jatra – April Gahana Pokhari Jatra – March / April Sithi Nakha – May / June Gatha Muga – July Gai Jatra Festival – August Indra Jatra – August / September Rato Machhindranath Jatra – September Mha Puja and New Year – October /
Today, August 29, 2021 is Balram Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Krishna’s elder brother. Balram was a sibling born to his step mother. Conceived by Krishna’s mother – Devaki but, later transferred to Rohini’s womb. So, Rohini gave birth to Balram. Conceived by one woman. Transferred to another woman for growth in womb and giving
August 23, 2021 is Gaijatra in Nepal. The festival of fun and happiness has originated from the sorrow and unhappiness. The festival is celebrated to forget the sorrow and enjoy the life. (Gaijatra story is coming soon) According to Hindu tradition, the gates to the heaven opens only to those who celebrate gaijatra and hold
This year, in 2021, the Rakshya Bandhan festival is on August 22 and the Naag Panchami festival was celebrated on August 13 (Naag panchami report). As we wait for the festival, let’s go back four years to remember the day when Naag Panchami and Rakshya Bandan were celebrated on the same day. They don’t usually
This year the Naag Panchami festival falls on Friday the 13th of August, 2021. On the day, people celebrate by worshiping the snake god and pasting a poster of Naag on their doors. Panchami is the fifth day among the fifteen days of the moon’s waxing and/or waning cycle. This is a special day of
On the 15th of Shrawan in Nepal, people celebrate by eating rice pudding. The delicious food is prepared by cooing rice in milk and with the addition of various dry fruits, sugar and other delicious additions. There is an ancient story of Rice pudding and why people set aside a little bit of pudding before
